Design in British Industry - A Mid-Century Survey

Klappentext This 1952 book examines the intrinsic design of everyday household objects. Zusammenfassung This 1952 book examines the intrinsic design of everyday household objects. At the root of the author's mind is a conviction in the importance of effective design of these items despite methods of mass-production! which he believes should involve the same kind of devotion as has always inspired freelance craftsmen. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Foreword Nikolaus Pevsner; Introduction; Definition of terms; 1. Data; 2. Design organizations: publicity and propaganda; 3. Conclusions; 4. Suggestions for improvements; Adenda; Postscript Nikolaus Pevsner; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Farr, Farr Michael
• Assisted by: Nikolaus Pevsner (Foreword)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.04.2011
• EAN: 9780521175951
• ISBN: 978-0-521-17595-1
• No. of pages: 460
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Product Design, The arts: general issues, ART / General, The arts: general topics